Sonke in the News

Research paper by Sonke’s Tanya Charles published by Institute of Development Studies
21 November 2013 / A report by Sonke’s Tanya Charles in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has been launched on the IDS website and in their …
Sonke’s Dean Peacock on SAFM about African states considering withdrawing from the ICC
14 October 2013 / Some African states maybe considering withdrawal from the ICC has alarmed activists in Africa and around the world joining SAFM for a discussion on this …
Mbuyiselo Botha on Morning Live about men as victims of violence and abuse
26 September 2013 / Mbuyiselo Botha speaks to Peter Ndoro on Morning Live about men as victims of violence and abuse. Although prevalent, it is seldom spoken about or …
Let’s Empower Youth for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
26 September 2013 / Sonke’s Remmy Shawa and Jill Sheffield, Founder and President of Women Deliver, wrote a piece published in the Huffington Post on Monday: Let’s Empower Youth for …
Sonke Director Dean Peacock interviewed about death sentence as ineffective deterrent for rape
15 September 2013 / Four Indian men were sentenced to death by a New Delhi court last Friday for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman …
Sonke’s Bafana Khumalo speaks on SAFM about “Not in my name” march against men’s violence
15 August 2013 / The Not in My Name Rally aims to bring all men into the fight against the scourge of gender-based violence in its different forms and …
Die Burger covers Sonke’s OMC Beyond the Bars Group
28 May 2013 / South Africa’s leading Afrikaans newspaper, Die Burger, has published an article covering Sonke’s Beyond the Bars One Man Can group. The story follows Thandisizwe, one of the leading …
Sonke on Radio 702 News to discuss Free State police brutality case
15 April 2013 / Sonke appeared on the Radio 702 news, urging the Independent Police Investigative Directorate to thoroughly probe the attack of a woman by an off-duty police …
Sonke’s prison work highlighted in Mail & Guardian
28 March 2013 / South Africa’s weekly Mail & Guardian newspaper has highlighted Sonke’s work in prisons in an article on 28 March 2013 about the prevalence of sexual …
Two newspaper articles on fatherhood featuring Sonke
28 March 2013 / Sonke’s work on positive, involved fatherhood with MenCare was featured in two full-page newspaper articles on March 27th, one in Pretoria News and one in The …
Video on Sonke’s work towards the elimination of violence against women
8 March 2013 / The Huffington Post has an article by Lynne Featherstone, the UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, in which she writes about her experience of …
Sonke’s Call for Stop Rape Campaign to be included in school curriculum
4 March 2013 / Sonke has called on the Department of Education to ensure that it includes The Stop Rape Campaign in the school curriculum. Mbuyiselo Botha elaborates. SAFM …
Sonke’s Mbuyiselo Botha on Igagasi FM’s Viewpoint Talk Show
26 February 2013 / Acting Director for Gender, Health and Justice Research Unit from the University of Cape Town, Kelley Moult and Sonke’s Mbuyiselo Botha are featured on this …
Sonke on Igagasi FM News
26 February 2013 / The Sonke Gender Justice Network says inequalities and substance abuse is very much behind the drive of abuse of women and children. Sonke on Igagasi …
Sonke’s Dumisani Rebombo on CNBC Africa regarding his work as a gender activist
26 February 2013 / Sonke’s Dumisani Rebombo took part in a gang rape when he was only 15 years old and he would go on to spend much of …